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Gas nears $5. Why aren’t electric vehicles selling in the US? (news.northeastern.edu)

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[–] Ougie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Too expensive
Not enough range.
Not recharging fast enough.
Bad depreciation because batteries.
Unreliable charger networks.
Almost non-existent second hand market.
No access to charger at home.

People mostly use their cars for shorter trips, commuting to work etc but deep down they dream of using it for longer "fun" travels.

EVs in their current state still don't offer this prospect. If you want to go on a road trip you face too many limitations.

When you fork over upwards of 50k for a vehicle you don't just want to go to work with it, you're essentially paying for the dream of doing fun things with it.